Forgotten Figures

There are few perfect figures in the Joe line.  Usually, there's one or two slight defects that really prevents the figure from being a ...

There are no bad Falcon figures.  The mold is strong and all four versions of it really work.  Which is the best, then, is often left to per...

In 1999, Whiz Bang Collectibles sold off some of their pre-production G.I. Joe pieces.  These had been acquired from ex-Hasbro employees and...

In 1997, a scalp kiosk at a flea market on the other side of town had some carded Joes from China.  He wanted way more than I wanted to pay ...

We have learned that the Joe figures from the 2000's often went through several stages of almost production before the final color sampl...

A few weeks before Christmas in 1986, I went to my local Toys R Us.  To my surprise and delight, they had a slew of new, 1987 Joe figures av...

Except for the final two years of the vintage Joe line, repaints of whole figures were rather uncommon. It started with a straggler figure h...

It's been a long time since I profiled a Falcon figure. Despite the fact that I like this mold and think that most of his figures were ...

Back when I profiled the Chinese Major Bludd , I recounted the tale of my first encounter with this figure. Now, years later, I've final...

In late 1986 , I went to Toys R Us. I was amazed to find several 1987 Joes prematurely released. One of them, Falcon, irritated me to no en...